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The WDSU I-Team has learned that Ofc. Christopher Carter, Sr., faces a single count of Domestic Abuse Battery and another count of Domestic Abuse Battery involving strangulation. He was placed on emergency suspension without pay, officials said.

The charges stem from a Public Integrity Bureau investigation that began January 27 after PIB said it received a complaint.

Carter, 35, is a 10-year veteran member of the NOPD. He is represented by an attorney with the Fraternal Order of Police.

A spokesman for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office confirmed the charges but did not elaborate on the nature of the crimes.

The development comes on the same day that NOPD Det. Robert Hurst appeared in court to answer a charge of Attempted Second-Degree Murder. Hurst pleaded not guilty and a hearing was set for July 21.

Though details were not made available, the allegations against Hurst, as first reported on Friday by the I-Team, also involve a domestic matter.